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Samsung Gear 2 and Gear Fit Now Up for Pre-order From Amazon, Ship April 11

Samsung’s new lineup of sporty wearables – Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit – is up for pre-order through Amazon already, all of which show a launch date of April 11. If that date sounds familiar, that’s because the Galaxy S5 is launching globally on that day as well.

For those new, the Gear 2 is the flagship of the three, sporting the most features, including a camera. It’s a lot like last year’s Galaxy Gear, but with a refined design and a switch from Android over to Samsung’s Tizen operating system. The Gear 2 Neo is the toned down version, lacking a camera. The Gear Fit, which I believe is the most exciting of the bunch, is Samsung’s fitness band that sports a curved AMOLED display.

All focus on fitness, include heart rate monitors, pedometers, and other activity relation functions. The Gear 2 features voice calling, while the other two are left to notificatino handling.

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AndrewScottRox

Pretty sure the Moto 360 just ate Samsung’s lunch.

William Oh

And Samsung will eat Motorolla’s dinner. And we all know it’s the biggest meal of the day and where it really hurts

jim

just don’t think the fit is worth 199 , 99 maybe but not 199

Jordan

bet these come with some sweet bloatware

Finire

I love the look of the Fit, and would probably get myself one… But I don’t want a Samsung phone, so I really have no reason to. Thanks Samsung.

sagisarius

Yeah, that’s where I landed too, kind of a downer.

doublestack1

Agreed

Vitis

I heard they were gonna unlock it for other phones besides Samsungs?

mcdonsco

Damn…Dont care about the camera, in fact prefer NOT having it…but want the stainless steel color…why Dont they make the neo in stainless?

If you plan on only wearing it during a run or workout, otherwise you risk scratching it just by typing on a keyboard or using a mouse

jeff manning

usually that part of my wrists is never on the desk and if it is, im using a gel pad

RaptorOO7

Overpriced, bulky and ugly designs. I will wait for the Moto360

master94

Once again they price themselves right out

Marsg

I think the Neo is priced just right, the only thing it’s missing from the gear 2 is the camera. I would still rather have a fitness oriented watch with Android wear though.

Colin Huber

The page for the Neo says it can make and receive calls. Is that incorrect?

guest

Yes

SMD

That is the first I’ve heard of the Neo not being able to make and receive calls. Are we sure about this? All of the first look videos and articles say the only difference is the lack of camera and that it’s not made of the same material.

Colin Huber

Yeah, I see the same thing. Confusing.

guest

I said yes, meaning yes it can. The only difference between gear 2 and neo is the camera and metal casing.

mcdonsco

So the gear 2 is actually stainless steel and the neo is plastic?

guest

That is correct. But neo is a little thinner and lighter

mcdonsco

Well shlt balls…that sucks…

guest

Why?

mcdonsco

WANT: Neo size, no camera & stainless…

Can’t have…that’s why.

guest

Oh.. its not that bad actually. I saw it in person at the store and felt okay. You can always swap the band with something else too. Anything that has 22mm standard. They are really cheap. Can’t help with camera tho

SMD

Kellex?

Care to clarify the final sentence of your post?

Cael

I know Samsung has the market share but if they truly want to dominate the wearable market they need to atleast make the Gear Fit not exclusive to Samsung products.

JRomeo

The Moto360 has already stolen the show….

James_75

Will it be “fitness/athletics” friendly or designed more to compete with Gear type devices? It would be cool if Moto also creates a less feature rich device that focused more on fitness…. I feel like I’m going do damage the 360 if I wear it for fitness activities.

AbbyZFresh

Which is why there will be other fitness brands to take Moto’s place using Android Wear.

360 is purely for jewelry.

mcdonsco

I love the look of the moto360 as well but from what I’ve seen of it pictures/video wise its MASSIVE and I Dont have huge wrists…would look like i strapped a school room clock to my wrist.

Cael

And have you seen the Gear?

mcdonsco

Nope…unfortunately they don’t have it on display anywhere here in Oregon that I know of

JRomeo

they are both equally as massive… one looks like a square on your wrist, and the other looks like a wristwatch.

hot_spare

Exactly like Moto X did. It outsold all Samsung phones.

PoisonApple31

Where did this happen? Your local Radioshack? LG would be the closest Android competition for Samsung in US. Motorola and HTC are not even on the map. Lucky for Motorola, Lenovo is on Samsung’s map outside the US.

Dominick White

I think he forgot the /s

PoisonApple31

I bet your right! Although there are many delusional people that comment on here.

Maxim∑

Looking forward to LG’s also, I have a feeling 360 will be a bit expensive which is fine. I also hope its cross platform compatible

The Narrator

If it’s cheap and cross platform maybe. I’m sure people will scream.” But Lenovo! “

William Oh

True, the moto360 is the first round wearable but definitely won’t be alone. Google has released an sdk kit for google wear for developers to make more round watches so you can expect Samsung, LG, HTC to follow up on that shape. And we all know the end result, motorolla will have made a noble effort but in the end Samsung will have outsold everyone put together. It’s just a fact

rob

When does that come out again? Haha

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